 Claudia learned not to joke about her husband's bipolar illness. He was acting silly about something, and I said, whoa, have you taken your meds today? And he said, I really don't appreciate that. And he's had friends that have done that too, and he generally has had the nerve to call them on and say, maybe we need to have a little education here. Sometimes people lightly use the word crazy or, gee, you're really acting manic. Mental health is no joking matter. From the Mennonite Churches and Faith and Values Media.